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The Seaforth News, 1954-03-18, Page 7£FMM FRONT J 1 haven't any idea just how widely The Farm Journal — pub- lished in Philadelphia -- is cir- culated in Canada, In my opin- ion it is one of the very finest magazines of its kind; and I hope that its editors will forgive me If I, once again, "pinch" an ar- ticle which I think will interest many of you. It is titled "Their Orchards Never Die" and is written by the eininent Western horticulturist John Ca Snyder. 5 5 Your apple trees may look like they'll live forever. But don't be fooled — they grow old and pass the stage of peak profits far sooner than you think. Experienced growers in Wash- ington, one of our really famous apple states, find that trees ai'e most profitable when they're 10 to 25 years old. After that they need more and more care and attention. And that costs money, Hanging onto an old orchard is one of the most expensive mis- takes you can make. That's why these Washington growers have developed systems for keeping their trees young and high -pro- ducing. Pull'em out and start over again, once trees are ",over the hill?" No, because that means a five- to ten-year wait until young trees some into bearing. And who can afford idle land in times like these? The Washington growers simp- ly replant young trees in among the old-timers that are beginning to fade. That's not just occasion- al fill-ins, but new trees, set in t h e center of every square througout the whole block, 1t means that you have just as many young trees coming along as you have old ones to take out, As the young trees grow. you gradually prune back the old ones to let in plenty of sunlight. About the time the young trees come into full production, you have the old ones cut back to Miss Is A Hit — Three-year-old Frederique lanchei, youngest mannequin in Paris, France, is a big hit in this pint-size creation by Virginie. Her Easter coat and matching hat, both completely reversible, are done in red and - white, checked nylon, backed by white corduroy. little more than stumps, and you know that their time has come. q * e But what if the old trees are planted by one spacing system, and youewant to change to an- othher spacing for your new trees? That's what faced Del and Walter Law of Douglas County, Wash. They had a block of 30 -year -ole] Jotlathans set 30' x 30', and they wanted Delicious and wider spacing. Hero's how they did in the old trees butted up to a young or- chard set in 40 x. 40' squares, So they merely extended the rows. If a new tree came within six feet of an old tree, out came the old one, (1n non -irrigated or- chards, the USDA recommends that new trees be planted no closer to old ones than 15 feet) The Laws feared the worst when they found that the new planting took a third of the trees out of their old stand, :Besides that, they pruned many 'of the remaining old trees, to give the new ones sunlight. b sure left a ragged -looking orchard. But what surprised the Law Brothers was that produc- tion, even after that ,first-year cut back, didn't drop a whit? "And to prove what a little extra sun will do, both size and color of fruit showed a big Im- provement," says Del Law. 0 5 i, You should start young trees when the old stock is about 25 years old, Washington growers have found. Too many wait until trees' are 35 to 40 years old, then have poor success. For the first year or two, lop off just a few branches to let sun in to the new tree. Then, in not more than ten years, only a stump and one or two central branches of the old tree remain, What then, pull out the old stump? You don't have to — just saw it ole flush with the ground and leave it. Here something else to remem- ber: these renewal trees don't take the place of "fillers." Any tone that a tree in the original planting dies, a young tree gate in Its place right in the row, n n e But doesn't this system of re- placements interfere with spray- ing? If you plant young trees in the centers of the squares, be sure that the sprayer rig doesn't run over them, nor pack the soil by passing too near. You'll have no trouble at all, though, if you plant between the old trees in the row. The kind of system you two isn't nearly as important as hav- ing a system and following it. The outcome is the same, whether you replant 25% of your trees every ten years, or 10% every four years. His Job Vies Guarding Rhinos 1 most certainly do not wish to give the impression that the game department's main interest was -the elimination of maraud- ing animals. Conservation was also of prime importance, Some eighty miles south of the Makin - du district lay the Makindu area. However, in part of this district there was so much lava rock that it was calculated tliet the cost of uprooting bush among the stones would be prohibitive. This section was set aside as a game r e s e r v e, particularly to preserve the rhino. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1, Dimer c•0urso 0. Raitl•ain it au 11,1in 12. frnnttitee 11 Ul e,. tits (I'50 n IG Card ,:nos 17. S nal "erect 40.11.1 18. (tt1 right "0. 11'r,du Y3'0,11:115 71. i'a:t. or tl,e foot 21 rnse..n 24 histiv ire of duration 10. Single 71111l, 57. Sweetheart 28. Strett:b to/ ohne sorry 112 '1!1tick et 57, (Ave to P•0.1,1' 84tVl,e venal% 82. r'ordpielnelli or a bolt 80. Oat of 51001. 40.- $trll.e violently 41. Alarm (57,75'l4. 43. And not 44. Derame 40, Magi eel one 48. Cutting implements 48. Sati,dieu $1. 1 1xi t , limbo 1 4., )4 r' "AV= er'7lo �, B. Variety of Gtserratloa uolur , 00. Hard B. Ord mnsirn, aub8tanee 31. Repetition 30,11 orce 8G, AIore agreeable 21, .10111 88, 8artlelen {u, Squeeze 41. Clapltal of X`lJtlsland, 42. cony bone! 40, ilxpire .17. 81‘110, 10. Caen%S. 111. )'art of flower 18. Vionanl u 1+'oray VI. Synth/JO, rttnne .14. Drinker 40, By birth 27. Alba, 411,1. Answer elsewhere el this page, Fashion Hot a - Modern Classic — The kind of classic everywoman loves to iivo in. It's a crisp wrinkle -shedding blend of Acetate known as "Phaeton" flannel, that will keep its fresh new look after many dry cleanings. Note goodlooking pleated pocket and lapel ap- plique finished with arrowheads. An all -Canadian fashion, I was appointed game ranger of this district, a position which I still hold. My duty was to protect the rhinos from poach- ers, both white and native. 1 had developed a great affection for these pugnacious beasts while I was hunting them, so I accepted the position gladly. However, several personal complications presented themselves, 1f Hilda and I lived m Makin - du, we would have eto sell our house on the Ngong Road. :?hie in itself was not too great a sac- rifice. Now that the children were growing up, the house had become too large for us... . Hilda accompanied me to Ma- kindu to help set up my home there, 1 liked the place the first time I saw it. The village is a small stop on the Nairobi -Mom- basa Railway and was once the headquarters for t h e railroad personnel. Late r, the offices were moved to Nairobi, but the very comfortable houses, origi- nally lly built for the railroad offi- cials, still stood. They were mainly deserter!. Hilda • and 1 rented a nice house and moved in. From our front porch on a clear day you could see the snow -topped peak of Kiliman- jaro; sometimes it seemed to be floating among the white clouds. When we went; to bed at night, we could hear the laughing wails of hyenas as they fed in the bush and often we dropped off to sleep listening to the throb of drums in the nearby village s. Ostriches wandered within a hundred yards of our house and It was a poor mail- ing when you could not sight a herd of giraffes teetering along through the bush on their long legs.. , . I was very happy in Makindu. Hilda and I had all the comforte of home and yet had the feeling Of living in the hush, The days were full, We generally wake at dawn. A" native boy sat out- side our door and as soon as he heard us stirring ran for the kitchen.... Under Hilda's train.. Ing, he always dressed in a clean white robe with a red fez. Hilda Once tried having the boys wear shoes, but a bush native avear. ing shoes is both clumsy and noisy, so she quickly abandoned that plan. Our Mine', were aliveys e.ecei- lent. The Medi rlafivc's hrollsht us fresh eggs every morning; we had a plentiful supply of bacon in our storehouse., and occa- sionally Hilda would vary our menu with sand grouse or quail, , As a Scot, I liked porridge for breakfast and Hilda alwaya saw to it that I had a plentiful supply. — From "'Tenter," by J. A. Hunter tier Quick Thinking Foiled ilidnappers As a beautiful and wealthy married woman walked along a street in San Jose, a California, a short time ago, a big and flashy ear pulled up ,lust ahead of her. Site drew level with it and suddenly out sprang two men. They bundled her into the back of . the car, got into the front seats and drove eft at ter- rific speed. The woman realized that the men were kidnaplerss and after a ransom which her doting hus- band was certain to pay. • But She eva5 a woman of spirit, and with great presence of mind bit upon an effective and very feminine: scheme to outwit her captors. She pulled off her shoes and flung them out of the cal'. Iter nylon! stock- imee 'followed them. Ail one of the men tried vainly to stop her, she tore off hex dress and cast it into the street.. There followed in quick suc- cession other garments she WOO wearing; Seeing ala article of underwear flying from the speeding ear, twe police officer's iu a car at once gave chase. By this time the kidnappers realized they were beaten. They stopped the car, abandoned it with its lovely occupant, and dashed down a side turning. They were caught ten minutes later and are now in prison, And the woman? She wrapped herself in a blanket. and was drivels quickly home :the Big Idea. In 1)eltrborn, Mich., Mayor Orville Hubbard ordered his department heads to lock themselves in their offices for half an hour each morning take a. pencil and papa gild "jot down any hot ideas 'Pleat to the way Newton diorot eyed the law of gravity." 1 AY SCHOOL J$SON 17. Barclay Warren, Jesus' New Commandment John 13: 13.17, 34.35; 14; 21-34 Memory Selection; A new com- mandment I give unto you, that ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. John 13:34. Various organizations have signs and symbols by which their members may be recognized or by which they may recognize: each other. Christians have e badge, too. "By this shall all men know that ye are my dieciplea, if ye have love one to another." It doesn't matter about colour or language. The important point is, "Has the love of God been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us?" Our creed will not save us. Neither will our good works or our respectable way of living. To become a Christian a spiritual rebirth is necessary. We become new creatures In Christ Jesus, The love of God in us issues in obedience to God. Our profes- sion is sheer hypocrisy if we do not obey the commandments of God. If we love him we will keep his commandments. Jesus show- ed his love by giving himself for us. When he comes into aur hearts we share his spirit. We love our fellowment and will work to bring them to Jesus Christ that they too may share his love and keep his command- ments, The disciples kuew that un- usual events were about to take place. Would J'tisus set up his kingdom, if so, which of the dis- ciples would have the highest place? (Luke 22:24,1 At any rate no one of them would jeopard- ize his chances of leadership by taking the lowly place of wash- ing the feet of the 01111es. Su their dusty feet went unwashed. But after supper Jesus did the task usually done by a slave or the lowest in rank. Jesus took the lowly place. He established a new concept of service. Ile set the example, To serve is the nark of greatness. Experts at Hand. lu Denver. State Institutions Director J. Price Briscoe admitted that Can- on City prison inmates, who make jewelry and leather goods for sale in the prison store, were losing about 20% of their pro- duction to shoplifters. So Doctors Say Laymen Are Suckers; Doctors and dentists are often bombarded with free samples by manufacturers of medicines and. toothpaste, with requests to try them on their patients, Usually time doctors take it ell as' u matter of coulee, and ltlariy pay little attention to the flood of new samples they receive. On the other hand, it would appear that aome United States doctore are keenly interested in the slightest variation in any formula or technique, and will 8111 for samples of the toast oot: of -the• way commodities. This attitude embied e Meet chemistry research student, G. A. Kellog, to pull off a success#u) hoax. He notified over 1,000 Hectors and dental surgeons that he wao in a position to offer then: free samples of new (uree for melees diseases. These he mentioned in a mist as long as your arm: in- cluding in it "gaslrapo,ie," "eel lardia," "Hem 111 g w a y's ly, drome," and "T yglorhreeedee• phelicat" The last -!lammed pones!, li" tar the most intriguing complaint. Not one doctor out of the 71(l vette wrote to Kellog expreasiug inter est in it queried the cxisteuee of such a disease. Tho)' merely asked Kellog 10 send them as quickly as possible some simples of his ctu'e for it. Then I{elle;; confessed treat none of the discasee he had listed actually esisted, or could be found in any medical cli('tionary' or handbook. The Formula, In Chieeee, J. Flank Winebrenner, 9H, revealed the secret of 72 years of success ful marriage with his wife Tres sa, 90: "We slid 1it1k' Cassie'. w said little; mostly- WC just se1," (Upside down to prevent peeking) TELEVISION are,., STAGE .ADI -- RECORDS by DICK KLFINE]I 1+TI!W YORK—(NEA i. ---"Your Show of Shows," whict, has droppe;tt !@ in public interest drastically of }ale, is going to du something about it. It's going to quit. Rumors have been flying about Sid Caesar, Imueeny Coca and producer Max Liebman, but it nun seems definite that this is the last season for the once -mighty show. Next year should find: Sid Caesar doing the Colgate Comedy Hour no Sunday nights, three weeks out of four, Imogene Coca with a show of her own—she's shopping around uaw. - Max Liebman building a completely new program, • it) the same Saturday night time he made into TV's best Sia Semper Formularis. (English translation' Thus always with shaves that get too formularized.) Birthday card to "suspense"' Happy birthday to you, buddy, But Net you be a anile lees bloody" The surprise hit of the last tew months 1s OLMoltt's ''L'o11u1` A Second," starring Jan Murray. This is a game -quiz that (mobiror: the best features of "Beat the Clock," "Break the Bank" and Saturday Night at the Psy'c'hiatr'ist's. It comes out a vel;" flume show. And Murray seems to have finally found the right spot for himself. Talking to biro in the office of producer Jess Kinunci, you get the definite impression that here's a ei y who's happy in his work. And vice versa. "I think this is the best show I've had," he says "Of course, as a comic, 1 sometimes wish I had more ehanue to do comedy. hitt 1 still do benefits and things like that, to keep ray hand in. If I didn't do some outside work, I'd n1155 not doing eo much comedy. As it is I'an having fun." The Kimmel-Murrlly office is domieato0 by a bl acktreir'd that coversone wall. On it tire scrawled the brief c)csci•iptiuns of emailtg shows, with phrases for each planned stent and game It reads like a coded message, with items lute "tctuirt candle." 'leer tarn;,' .area "husband home late." Murray, Iters most tole i'1' Cigures, is un longer a Private eitizen. He's public property. The views regard him almost us a national monument. "They kunst mewl, Illem .e.1 oe your lave," he Sac S. "ir 1 wear a dark suit, they write and say I look good in Mirk eons '!,tui should never wear anything! else. Then l'ld welu a llcht suit ass I'll get letter's saying thee love rise to light euitn. If 1 temple they send the medicine." s Time tuenionc hair -dos, 1.11 the rake a Year ;leo, have :slipped down a few inches. Now it's two-tone. eyebrows. The runlets, at the Grace Downs agency started it. 'f'hey wear rote b1e*de anti one brown eyebrow. This 14`113, see. they can iso on a double -date by thenee7(''6, * 5 # 'I'illt,•d mite mantrshiekrc; art. a(iitirtlr, 1) to.i-i) rem este tli]a•tfnl, Opniitnt et ( 111 7"u: 1.,0 003 tr are ra, 1 v17, 1 c,::' wt. "x,l:ing at a ;l I) movie 1131'01,...,11 a trotted 71271l eiel l ,-.•;ori$ de ,'iet-1. '17 re -r oe• 1 P01110021, risen 0„c!. '<t,, 111